You Give Your Friend a Series of Lists of Letters

question 66

Multiple Choice

You give your friend a series of lists of letters to remember. With each perfectly recalled list, you increase the list length by one or two items, until he begins to make errors. This sort of test examines

• A) working-memory span.
• B) the limits of concurrent articulation.
• C) brain activity.
• D) memory for abstract objects.

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Definitions:

Person Schemas

Cognitive structures that represent one's knowledge and expectations about others, influencing how we process information about them.

Fiske and Taylor

Researchers known for their work in social cognition, exploring how people think about themselves and others in a social context.

Language

A system of sounds that convey meaning because of shared grammatical and semantic rules.

Cognitive Heuristic

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision making, often leading to a quick but potentially inexact conclusion.